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Rostov's Ancient Cathedral Bell Tower: Beloved Treasure of the Russian North

William Brumfield October 10, 2021 166 Comments

Russian Church Remains Vibrant in Ancient Crimea

Global Orthodox October 8, 2021 135 Comments

Last Russian Emperor: Myths and Reality

Paul Gilbert October 6, 2021 185 Comments

Russia Resumed Canonizing Saints in Late 19th c. After 200 Year Pause

Global Orthodox October 6, 2021 94 Comments

The Beautiful German Princess Buried Alive by Bolshevik Psychopaths

Global Orthodox October 2, 2021 751 Comments

The Last Tsar was a Great Leader - and the Most Slandered Man in History

George Michalopulos September 21, 2021 599 Comments

The Frightful Story of a Priest Who Commemorated the Antichrist During the Holy Liturgy

Pyotr Krasnov September 10, 2021 597 Comments

Another Saint from the Romanov Family. St Anastasia of Kiev

Anastasia Parkhomchik September 5, 2021 137 Comments

State Funds Allocated for Preservation of 14th-Century Russian Monastery

Orthodox Christianity August 31, 2021 93 Comments

Faith vs. The World: The Story of St. Marinus

Fr. Gabriel Bilas August 24, 2021 114 Comments

The Local Saints of Central England Part 1: Betti, Hardulph, Modwenna

Dmitry Lapa August 22, 2021 127 Comments

5th Century Frescoes From a Church Built Into a 1st Century Roman Aqueduct

David Clayton August 21, 2021 185 Comments

Israeli Archaeologists Find Evidence of an Earthquake Described in the Old Testament

Kelly Valencia August 20, 2021 86 Comments

First Church Named for Saints of Rus’ Consecrated 1,000 Years Ago

Orthodox Christianity August 15, 2021 80 Comments

How Much Spending Money Did Russian Emperors Have?

Georgy Manaev August 14, 2021 85 Comments

Saint Eudocia the Empress, Wife of Emperor Theodosius the Younger

John Sanidopoulos August 13, 2021 102 Comments

The COMPLETE List of Russian Tsars, Emperors and Presidents

Russia Beyond August 5, 2021 121 Comments

Pope Paul and Saul Alinsky . . . Who’da Thunk It?

George Michalopulos August 1, 2021 363 Comments

Before and After: St. Basil's Cathedral 100 Years Ago and Now

Russia Beyond July 31, 2021 89 Comments

These countries are NOT in Russia

Russia Beyond July 30, 2021 181 Comments

The GREATEST Victory in the History of the Russian Navy

Boris Egorov July 20, 2021 98 Comments

The Murder of God's Anointed

Orthodox Christianity July 17, 2021 248 Comments

Clashes on the Temple Mount And What Lies Behind Them Explained in 3 Minutes

Priest Evgeny Murzin, Alexander Zanemonets July 11, 2021 450 Comments

Stele of Merneptah: Archaeology in Agreement that the Events in the Book of Exodus Truly Took Place

Sergey Kovach July 11, 2021 143 Comments

10 Facts About the Man Who Made Crimea Part of Russia

Georgy Manaev July 4, 2021 286 Comments

7 Popular Legends About Stalin

Yekaterina Sinelschikova July 3, 2021 385 Comments

Enchanting Shrines in a Brooding Forest: Saminsky Pogost

Professor William Brumfield July 2, 2021 60 Comments

Florovsky on Christian Community

July 1, 2021 119 Comments

Royal Companions Who Influenced Russian Politics

Georgy Manaev June 30, 2021 49 Comments

Igor Sikorsky, the Inventor of the Helicopter, as a Religious Visionary and Philosopher

Stanislav Minakov June 28, 2021 492 Comments

Why Was Russia Ruled by So Many Non-Russians?

Georgy Manaev June 26, 2021 217 Comments

The Colors of the Russian Flag EXPLAINED

Russia Beyond June 18, 2021 184 Comments

7 Facts about the Savior’s Crown of Thorns

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds June 18, 2021 148 Comments

Christian Culture is Reviving in Russia, 30 Years After the Fall of the Soviet Union

LifeSiteNews staff June 17, 2021 375 Comments

How a Piece of Tsarist Russia Appeared in Jerusalem

Ajay Kamalakaran June 15, 2021 75 Comments

The Seventh Sunday After Pascha. The Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

Orthodox Christianity June 13, 2021 133 Comments

The Dark Church: A Unique Orthodox Church That Has Been Carved Out of a Rock

Orthodox Times June 11, 2021 145 Comments

Visions and Intercessions of the Holy Theotokos During Wartime

Andrew Segeda June 8, 2021 104 Comments

The Tomb and Relics of Saint Cyril the Apostle to the Slavs

John Sanidopoulos June 6, 2021 175 Comments

Portrait of a Parish: St John of San Francisco Orthodox Church in England

Fr. Andrew Phillips June 1, 2021 369 Comments

St Nilus of Sora and the Dispute about Monastic Property Rights

Archpriest Vladimir Dolgikh May 29, 2021 63 Comments

How Can You Reach the Kremlin by Phone?

Yekaterina Sinelschikova May 25, 2021 157 Comments

Did Soviet Cosmonauts Believe in God?

Nikolay Shevchenko May 23, 2021 366 Comments

The Surprising Things Currently BANNED in Russia

Nikolay Shevchenko May 22, 2021 318 Comments

The Pleasure of Domes: Russia’s Towering Wooden Shrines

Professor William Brumfield May 21, 2021 86 Comments

7 Things Ridiculously BANNED in Tsarist Russia

Georgy Manaev May 19, 2021 204 Comments

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Larry Romanoff May 18, 2021 326 Comments

Stained Glass Windows in Orthodox Churches: Do They Exist?

Dmitry Trofimov May 16, 2021 175 Comments

The Orthodox Church in WWII - St. Luke of Crimea & Russian Christians in the Military

Artemy Schmidt May 8, 2021 482 Comments

Cows are Vegetables in a Condensed Form, Claimed Fifty Ancient Bishops

Lives of the Saints May 5, 2021 334 Comments

The Medieval Russian Holiday of a Lifetime Awaits You! (VIDEOS)

Tim Kirby May 2, 2021 296 Comments

Were the Russians Actually Baptized TWICE?

Georgy Manaev May 1, 2021 150 Comments

Streets in Russia Named After Americans

Georgy Manaev April 29, 2021 102 Comments

Why Didn't Russian Women Take Their Hats Off Indoors? (PHOTOS)

Eleonora Goldman April 20, 2021 212 Comments

Church Music in the Creativity of Russian Composers at the Turn of the XIX-XX Centuries

Elena Dodonova April 18, 2021 154 Comments

Was Prince Philip Really Orthodox, While Married to Queen Elizabeth?

Fr. Andrew Phillips April 12, 2021 1,357 Comments

The First Russian Submarine

Boris Egorov April 12, 2021 171 Comments

Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa (April 3 /March 21)

V.P. Filimonov April 4, 2021 56 Comments

The Weirdest Food Russian Tsars Ate

Georgy Manaev March 29, 2021 215 Comments

Archaeological Evidence of the Prophet Jeremiah - Ancient Seals Unearthed in Israel

Pravmir Team March 14, 2021 179 Comments

Vybuti: Homeland of the Holy Princess Olga

FOMA March 12, 2021 148 Comments

Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World’s Oldest Continuously Run Libraries

Brigit Katz March 9, 2021 255 Comments

This Saint's Prescience Was Noticed by the KGB

Archpriest Igor Ryabko March 5, 2021 317 Comments

How the Last of the Romanovs Became a Popular Deck of Cards (PHOTOS)

Anna Sorokina March 3, 2021 171 Comments

Sacred Sewing in Russian Churches

Елена Додонова February 22, 2021 207 Comments

Russian Emperor Who Left the Throne, Staged His Death, and Became a Saint

Anastasia Parkhomchik February 22, 2021 435 Comments

RUSSIAN SAINT: “Adapt Your Life to Your Faith, Not the Other Way Around”

Anastasia Parkhomchik February 20, 2021 221 Comments

Russian Emperors Ordered the First Faberge Eggs

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) February 17, 2021 97 Comments

5 Important Bible Findings by Contemporary Archaeologists

Oleg Karpenko February 16, 2021 189 Comments

Translation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom

St. Dimitry of Rostov February 9, 2021 63 Comments

What do Russian and Old Slavonic have in common?

Svetoslava Tsvetkova February 7, 2021 203 Comments

Reformed Church Buildings with Icons of Saints and Religious Images

Robert Arakaki February 7, 2021 205 Comments

Dixie & Russia: What Do They Have in Common?

Dissident Mama December 30, 2020 2,247 Comments

On Celtic Orthodoxy

Fr. Stephen Freeman November 13, 2020 527 Comments

Saint Macrina, the Fourth Great Cappadocian?

John Nichiporuk November 3, 2020 91 Comments

Altar Wall of a 9th Century Church Discovered

(Pravlife) November 3, 2020 136 Comments

Was Dracula an Orthodox Christian?

Anastasia Parkhomchik October 29, 2020 622 Comments

Is It True That Christ Was “Invented” by Cult Members Hundreds of Years before Christianity?

IGOR TSUKANOV October 27, 2020 168 Comments

How American Politics Destroys Orthodoxy

Mikhail Smirnov October 27, 2020 1,193 Comments

How Religious Freedom of Conscience Was Born

Vladimir Gurbolikov, Roman Makhankov October 25, 2020 243 Comments